John ‘Jack’ Hanley Jr., surveyor, engineer

John "Jack" Aloysius Hanley Jr., 73, of Bethany Beach, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

He was born in Wilmington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 1939, son of the late John A. and Veronica (Conlin) Hanley.

Mr. Hanley was a graduate of St. Paul Catholic School, a 1956 graduate of Salesanium and a graduate of Drexel University with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. He worked for over 30 years for the City of Wilmington in the public works department as a civil engineer. He also co-owned the Hanley-Lisinski Company, a residential land survey business and Hanley-Lisinski Surveyors, a residential land surveying business.

Formerly of Hockessin, he retired to Bethany Beach in 2000. Jack taught environmental resources classes at Delaware Technical & Community College and won the 2007 Water Operator of the Year award. He was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church and an avid Delaware Blue Hens football fan. He loved the beach and spent his retirement years on the beach with his children, grandchildren and extended family. He was a wonderful father, brother and grandfather and will be sorely missed.

Mr. Hanley is survived by his twin sons, John A. Hanley and his wife Yvonne of Bethany Beach and James A. Hanley and his wife Sandra of Wilmington; his daughter, Therese H. Alvarez and her husband Mark of Scituate, Mass.; six grandchildren: Sarah, Andrew, Finn, Lilah, Mason and Thomas; and his sister, Letitia Ryan and her husband Philip of Pocomoke City, Md.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon, Saturday, May 19, at St. Ann Catholic Church, 691 Garfield Parkway, Bethany Beach. The family will greet friends at the church beginning at 11 a.m. Interment will be at a later date.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, 2200 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19806, or to the Women's Civic Club of Bethany Beach "Flower Fund," PO BOX 935, Bethany Beach, DE 19930.

Arrangements by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Ocean View.